Disclaimer:

Before anyone asks, I am not selling cruise control servos, I am simply a forum member who figured out a cheap way to fix my truck. Further, I do not endorse ebay or any of their vendors. I would also like to add that everyone should do their own research and that I am in no way responsible for anything that goes wrong if you decide to try this!




Any way, I have some good news for anyone who needs to replace the speed control on their early model, gas powered Super Duty truck! I recently discovered that the cruise control on my 1999 F-250 Super Duty V10 wasn’t working. After looking into it, I found that the cruse control servo (A.KA. "speed control servo") was seized up and needed to be replaced. Unfortunately, buying the “correct” servo was going to cost over $430 which really wasn’t an option for me so I started looking at alternatives.

Armed with several years’ worth of factory service manuals and wiring diagrams, I determined that the 1999 SD speed control servo only differed slightly from trucks up to 2002. I also discovered that the newer style servo was used on several 2000+ model year ford cars. Since the “car” part could be purchased for less than 10% the cost of the “truck” part, this was clearly attractive to me.

After swapping everything around and verifying that it works, I am pleased to confirm that part YF1F-9C734-EB which was originally for a Ford Taurus 3.0L 2000-2003 will work perfectly in a gas powered 1999 through 2002 Super Duty truck! Its very possible that this also applies to trucks newer than 2002 but I have no way to verify it. Since there’s very little info on this subject, I created the following video to detail the swap. Enjoy!

Ford Super Duty Cruise Control Servo Compatibility - YouTube

 

Here's the exact auction that I used in the video: Ford Taurus 3 0L 2000 2003 Cruise Control Servo YF1F 9C734 EB | eBay

 

Think I can do something similar where I get a $350 ford Taurus engine to replace my 7.3L diesel engine when it finally goes? I mean if you could do it with cruise control servos surely you can do it with engines.... :P

Good video. Good "hack." many simple-function parts are all the same across most cars of similar eras, so there's bound to be others like this.

 

Excellent information and video.
Reps sent.

Thanks

 

LOL, you would need like three motors! Perhaps one under the hood and two in the bed???

 

So glad I found this thread. Just received my $25 Taurus servo from eBay and the cruise is back up and running on my 2001 Excursion for the first time in years. Thanks for sharing!

 

This worked for me too. I have an '00 Excursion V-10, and it passed the cruise control diagnostic test. I was at a loss until I looked at the servo while doing the test. I could hear a click, but it didn't move the throttle cable at all. I pulled it off and it was clearly corroded and cracked open. I went to the local pick-n-pull and found a Taurus that looked like the same model year as the 01, and sure enough my cruise control is working for the first time since I've owned it. Just in time for a 1000 mile road trip to FL.

Also, I looked at some other Fords, and I looked like others use that same servo too. The F150s definitely looked the same, but the unit on the Taurus looked good, and since I knew it should work, went with that one. There may be some other options out there though.

 

I used a Taurus one on my 95 F150 and it work fine. It had different ink stamping on it, but figured it must be some programing in it for rate of pull or weight of vehicle. Don't know but it worked fine.

 

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